Target

Hello! I have finally managed to upload Target to my blog and this time you'll be able to see the shots and hear the music.

 

I hope you enjoy!

 

 

Target from Rebecca Wilkinson on Vimeo.

Progess over the last week

Progress

Over the last week I filmed more shots of the blood on the ground because these shots are very important throughout Target as they set the audience up for what is to come. These shots are taken from more of a distance and I will be using them in Target for a couple of seconds because I would like them to flash up on the screen to help give the idea of unbalance.

I have also filmed so more shots using shot/reverse shot of someone looking at the blood because I thought this might be quite effective. They are holding the torch and looking down at it and the light from the torch is slightly reflected on their face to create a strange effect of the shot.
I also filmed an action match of someone going to pick up the knife with the blood on it so we can get an idea of who the killer is and what they've done to kill someone. Again the knife is important throughout Target because it represents death.

I had some trouble with uploading my project because the video footage didn't export when I tied to export it so you could only hear the sound. Today, I have managed to fix this and I've started uploading it again to Vimeo so I will be uploading that soon so you can see my rough cut of Target.
Over the next week I will be editing Target and using my new shots to see how they work. I will make sure that everything runs smoothly and the timing of it works so that some of the shots appear when a drum beats in the music because this will help to build the tension.



Shots Log and Ideas I had

Types of shots I used / Ideas

List of shots I took:

Extreme close up - eyes/hands
Close up - Knife
Extreme long shot - the view of the landscape
Long shot - fire
Low Angle - trees
Medium close up - dark leaves
Follow - person walking away from the blood

Ideas

One of my ideas was to film in quite dark lighting because I wanted to create a mysterious effect and keep people wondering what was going on. The dark connoted unbalance and this was one of the main themes I wanted to follow throughout Target.

When I filmed in dark lighting I also used a torch so shine on the blood on the ground because I wanted to show that it was someone (the killer) looking down at the evidence they left. The torch was moved around slightly to once again create the unbalance and I also used a hand held camera rather than a tripod because then I would be able to film the shots with a slight movement which again created the unbalance.

I also stuck to a theme of dark and then orange/red to create the themes of death which is an idea I follow from my analysis of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The shots begin quite dark and then the fire is introduced and I wanted to follow the same idea to help set up what the audience were going to see. The red mainly comes from the blood because this is lighter than the other shots you would expect it to lead onto something more lighter but the darker shots keep reappearing to bring around the unbalance again. A few of my favourite shots are the ones where I filmed the fire in the distance because I was able to play around with the camera to get the best picture I could. I wanted the fire to be out of focus when I began so I would be able to bring it into focus and the audience would then know what it was. Another shot that I favoured was the extreme close up of the blood on the ground because the picture is so sharp and the light reflects off the blood.

Target Audience

Target Audience for Target

 The target audience for Target are for people aged about 15-25 because of the genre (action / thriller). This is because of the amount of disturbing images and weapons that are shown. When researching, I noticed that if the film has weapons that are easily accessible in the house then the film would have to be a 15.

Target - Problems and Improvements for next time

Target - An Overview

Problems I faced:

1.) I had a problem with getting the shots at first because when I first tried to film Target at Hardwick Hall it was snowing which was going to cause problems with continuity. To tackle this, I filmed again when I was on the composition weekend with music and I was able to film some extreme long shots and focus on depth of field when I was filming the fire in the woods which was really effective when it came to editing my project. 

2.) I also had a problem with the music I used in the editing process of my project so I had to use another program (audacity) to help edit the length and add in effects such as the fade out at the end of the music. I was then able to import this to my project and it worked much better.

3.) Getting the music to work in time with the shots - some of the shots start at the same time as beats of the music to increase the tension in the shots. This was very effective but

quite time consuming because I had to make sure that they would start at the exact same time when editing. 

4.) Uploading the video to my blog - unfortunately, Target has uploaded with all of the sound but you can't see any of the shots I filmed which is really annoying. I'm not entirely sure on what happened so I'm going to have to export the file again and try to re-upload it as soon as I'm back in school.

5.) I would like to film some more shots of the blood etc because these shots were very interesting and I think I would also like to focus more on camera movement because quite a lot of my shots don't use any except the follow of someone walking past the blood. 

Improvements for next time:

1.) When I film, I will need to make sure that the weather is similar to what I've already filmed because if it isn't then there could be problems with continuity.

2.) I will need to make sure that the music is in time with the shots and that some of the shots appear randomly too because this will add a new feel to Target as if the situation is unbalanced. 

3.) I will need to make sure that Target uploads the footage as well as the sound because this has caused me so many problems. 

4.) I will focus more on camera movement because I felt that I need some more because the shots are quite boring without it. Although the follow is quite good, I would like to use more pans/tilts etc. 

This week:

I'm going to be filming more shots and checking them to make sure that they'll work. This will mean that I will drift away from my storyboard slightly but I need more work on camera movement and I would like more shots of the blood. 

I will keep you updated with my progress over the week. 

Target

Target

Hello

I'm uploading my project today so you can have a look at it and see what you think. 

I have intentionally made the clips quite short as I planned to do because this gives an insecure effect which will help to set up the scene for what's to come. 

I mainly focused on the lighting and depth of field quite a lot so some of the shots will be quite dark and start to focus in on what is in the distance (such as the fire shots).

For lighting, I filmed some of the blood on the ground and then I used a torch when it was dark to make it look as if someone was looking down at the blood and this also gave a reflection on the blood.

I hope you enjoy and leave any feedback you can! 

Thanks 

Target from Rebecca Wilkinson on Vimeo.

Storyboard

Storyboard

 

My idea is to create quite scary and short shots for the overall video. This will include shots of the blood because these shots will keep appearing throughout as well as the contrasting calmer shots of trees and nice scenery because this will help to create unbalance. I will be filming lots of these shots at various different locations but I will film the blood somewhere that looks more public because I want to keep people guessing.

Some of the titles will appear at the same time as the shots but I will also overlap them so that they come on before the shot and maybe stay on the screen until the shot has finished and a little bit after that to. 



Update of Target

This Weekend

This weekend I filmed some of my shots for Target while I was at Shepherd's Dene so I will be taking a look at them today to see how they have turned out.

While I was there I tried out adjusting the focus on the camera and found this to be very effective. I was filming some fire in the distance which was when I tried out adjusting the focus and this turned out very well.

I'll be uploading some of the shots I took this weekend so you can have a look at what I did but for now, here's a picture of the place I was working at so you can get an idea of the scenery.